Sorry, there are no delusions, Senor. The book is not only real, but even better, it's snarky in all the right places and very, very realistic. Equal to the original JP (just read chapter 5 of "Re-Creating the Cretaceous") and head and shoulders above the schlocky sequels. It's an adult novel, not one you read to the kids at bedtime, unless you want them to grow up to be Hannibal Lector. ,